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Policy Discourses in Malaysian Education: A nation in the making book cover

1st Edition

Policy Discourses in Malaysian Education A nation in the making

Edited By Suseela Malakolunthu, Nagappan C. Rengasamy Copyright 2017
156 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge
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Since independence in 1957, Malaysia has become a globally-recognised industrial trading partner. With a 60% Muslim population, it also enjoys the reputation of being a moderate and peaceful nation. However, with just a short time left to realising its Vision 2020 of developed nationhood, the pathway of nation building still seems ambiguous. There is a brewing tension in its race and ethnic... Read more

1.Introduction
(Suseela Malakolunthu and Nagappan Rengasamy)                                                                   

2.Globalisation And The Politics Of Education In Malaysia: Some Past And Contemporary Policy Issues
(K S Balakrishnan)   
                                                                                                           
3.Education of Ethnic Minorities in Malaysia: Contesting Issues in a Multiethnic Society
(R. Santhiram and Tan Yao Sua)                                                                                         

4.Access and Equity Issues in Malaysian Higher Education
(Hena Mukherjee, Jasbir S. Singh, Rozilini M. Fernandez-Chung and T. Marimuthu)    

                                                       
5.English as a Malaysian and ASEAN language: Implications for Language Policy and Planning
(Azirah Hashim and Gerhard Leitner) 
                                                                              
6.Technical and vocational education and training in Malaysia: From policy to implementation
(Kee-Cheok Cheong, Hwok-Aun Lee, Kuppusamy Singaravelloo and Abdillah Noh )    

7.Education Policy and Human Capital Transformation Strategy in Malaysia
(Hussein Haji Ahmad) 
                                                                                                    
8.Graduate employability in government discourse: A critical perspective
(Zuraidah Mohd Don) 
                                                                                                       
9.Going forward: The need to rethink education policies
(SuseelaMalakolunthu and Nagappan Rengasamy) 

Biography

Suseela Malakolunthu (PhD, Michigan State) is a Professor and Chair of Educational Research and Consultation at the Universiti Utara Malaysia. Besides, Suseela provides consulting services on school improvement and school leadership. She is an awardee of the Fulbright Fellowship for research on ‘Multicultural education and leadership’ at Stanford University (2005 – 2006), and has served as a Research Fellow of the Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, Hong Kong Institute of Education (2009-2011).

Nagappan C. Rengasamy (PhD) is a Senior Consultant in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at　the Asian Institute of Logistics and PEMM Consultants, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. He has about 35 years of industrial work experience both in operational and educational capacities. He specialises in strategic management, leadership, creativity, and adult and vocational education, and offers consulting services in professional development programs. He has also taught management subjects in universities.

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